Bergenfield, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 25,611 (All urban)

Bergenfield, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,147 (8,981 occupied: 6,385 owner occupied, 2,596 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	34%

Housing density: 3159 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,098 (lower quartile is $943, upper quartile is $1,346)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,201

Median gross rent in Bergenfield, NJ in 2007: $1,191

Housing units in Bergenfield with a mortgage: 3,983 (458 second mortgage, 622 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,659

Bergenfield,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $377,735 (it was $184,800 in 2000)

Bergenfield:	$377,735
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $324,350 - $408,989

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $370,521
Here: $370,521
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $392,896
Here: $392,896
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $449,432
Here: $449,432
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,641
Here: $176,641
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,665
Here: $218,665
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,190

In family households: 23,478 (5,052 male householders, 1,697 female householders)
5,291 spouses, 8,727 children (8,299 natural, 172 adopted, 256 stepchildren), 392 grandchildren, 402 brothers or sisters, 566 parents, 851 other relatives, 500 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,712 (828 male householders (663 living alone)), 1,400 female householders (1,205 living alone)), 484 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 57 (17 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,134 2-persons, 1,638 3-persons, 1,561 4-persons, 835 5-persons, 400 6-persons, 181 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,868 1-person, 296 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

5,183 married couples with children.
807 single-parent households (155 men, 652 women).

60.5% of residents of Bergenfield speak English at home.
15.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
15.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 8,437 (32.1%)
(55.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bergenfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 50 3 rooms: 124 4 rooms: 334 5 rooms: 968 6 rooms: 1,878 7 rooms: 1,778 8 rooms: 739 9 or more rooms: 514

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bergenfield, New Jersey:
	1 room: 130 2 rooms: 255 3 rooms: 947 4 rooms: 600 5 rooms: 401 6 rooms: 167 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 38
1990 to 1994: 66
1980 to 1989: 320
1970 to 1979: 364
1960 to 1969: 1,014
1950 to 1959: 3,032
1940 to 1949: 2,091
1939 or earlier: 2,206

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bergenfield:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 182 2 bedrooms: 1,149 3 bedrooms: 3,372 4 bedrooms: 1,388 5 or more bedrooms: 274

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bergenfield:
	no bedroom: 138 1 bedroom: 1,311 2 bedrooms: 802 3 bedrooms: 284 4 bedrooms: 50 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bergenfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 230 1 vehicle: 2,022 2 vehicles: 2,909 3 vehicles: 975 4 vehicles: 219 5 or more vehicles: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Bergenfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 470 1 vehicle: 1,213 2 vehicles: 711 3 vehicles: 124 4 vehicles: 63 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bergenfield, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 5
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $174,999: 44
$175,000 to $199,999: 66
$200,000 to $249,999: 138
$250,000 to $299,999: 530
$300,000 to $399,999: 2984
$400,000 to $499,999: 1459
$500,000 to $749,999: 774
$750,000 to $999,999: 122
$1,000,000 or more: 35

Bergenfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bergenfield:

Less than $100: 29 people
$100 to $149: 21
$150 to $199: 42
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 8
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 10
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 26
$650 to $699: 31
$700 to $749: 30
$750 to $799: 22
$800 to $899: 105
$900 to $999: 283
$1,000 to $1,249: 992
$1,250 to $1,499: 468
$1,500 to $1,999: 235
$2,000 or more: 67
No cash rent: 64

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,593 1990 to 1994: 1,662 1985 to 1989: 1,559 1980 to 1984: 1,029 1975 to 1979: 526 1970 to 1974: 636 1970 to 1974: 446 1965 to 1969: 986

Bergenfield, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.5%
Number of people working at home: 238 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 346
5 to 9 minutes: 956
10 to 14 minutes: 1575
15 to 19 minutes: 1743
20 to 24 minutes: 1783
25 to 29 minutes: 683
30 to 34 minutes: 1744
35 to 39 minutes: 424
40 to 44 minutes: 552
45 to 59 minutes: 1197
60 to 89 minutes: 1200
90 or more minutes: 531

Bergenfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,304 (72%)
Carpooled: 1,473 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,320 (10%)
Subway or elevated: 120 (1%)
Railroad: 53 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 25 (0%)
Walked: 354 (3%)
Other means: 56 (0%)
Worked at home: 238 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 285
$10,000 to $14,999: 285
$15,000 to $19,999: 375
$20,000 to $24,999: 346
$25,000 to $29,999: 425
$30,000 to $34,999: 410
$35,000 to $39,999: 487
$40,000 to $44,999: 457
$45,000 to $49,999: 397
$50,000 to $59,999: 833
$60,000 to $74,999: 1081
$75,000 to $99,999: 1509
$100,000 to $124,999: 1095
$125,000 to $149,999: 473
$150,000 to $199,999: 271
$200,000 or more: 248

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 10411

Italian: 3711

Irish: 2966

German: 1661

United States or American: 699

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 573

Polish: 533

English: 479

Greek: 364

Jamaican: 318

Subsaharan African:: 303

Russian: 234

Armenian: 201

French (except Basque): 184

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 161

European: 155

Swedish: 152

Scotch-Irish: 150

African: 150

Dutch: 145

Nigerian: 138

Scottish: 115

Yugoslavian: 112

Arab:: 107

Norwegian: 102

Ukrainian: 89

British: 87

Austrian: 81

Guyanese: 78

Hungarian: 76

Swiss: 67

Eastern European: 62

West Indian: 52

Czechoslovakian: 47

Portuguese: 45

Slovak: 42

Scandinavian: 37

Croatian: 36

Albanian: 36

Egyptian: 35

Israeli: 33

British West Indian: 30

French Canadian: 27

Finnish: 24

Syrian: 22

Lithuanian: 22

Danish: 21

Serbian: 21

Iranian: 21

Czech: 20

Other Arab: 20

Slavic: 20

Romanian: 19

Arab/Arabic: 17

Macedonian: 16

Ghanian: 15

Estonian: 14

Canadian: 14

Lebanese: 13

Brazilian: 12

Haitian: 12

Welsh: 7

Icelander: 6

Belgian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines (31%)
India (12%)
Colombia (11%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Ireland (2%)
Jamaica (2%)
Ecuador (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 9931
Northeast: 6628
Midwest: 236
South: 432
West: 128

68% of Bergenfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 86
Nursery to 4th grade: 50
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 160
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 171
11th grade: 115
12th grade, no diploma: 389
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,137
Less than 1 year of college: 556
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,313
Associate degree: 456
Bachelor's degree: 1,838
Master's degree: 513
Professional school degree: 252
Doctorate degree: 74

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 78
Nursery to 4th grade: 32
5th and 6th grade: 167
7th and 8th grade: 225
9th grade: 62
10th grade: 200
11th grade: 180
12th grade, no diploma: 337
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,929
Less than 1 year of college: 617
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,108
Associate degree: 567
Bachelor's degree: 2,161
Master's degree: 646
Professional school degree: 221
Doctorate degree: 52

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $71,353
Black householders: $77,807
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $6,278
Asian householders: $110,731
Some other race householders: $64,338
Two or more races householders: $80,074
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,212

Bergenfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bergenfield household income for Black householders

Bergenfield household income for Asian householders

Bergenfield household income for Some other race householders

Bergenfield household income for Two or more races householders

Bergenfield household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bergenfield marital status for males

Bergenfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $369,150
Black or African American householders: $384,275
Asian householders: $400,014
Some other race householders: $392,043
Two or more races householders: $355,863
Hispanic or Latino householders: $386,319

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,002
One, attached: 245
Two: 1,154
3 or 4: 330
5 to 9: 193
10 to 19: 497
20 to 49: 348
50 or more: 378

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bergenfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (83%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 563

Here:	19.3%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 210

Here:	14.8%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 388

Here:	27.9%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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